Denzel Washington is an actor, director and producer who always searches for challenges through his numerous and varied film and stage roles. The son of a minister, Washington was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He directed as well as starred in these critically acclaimed films, Antwone Fisher, The Great Debaters and Fences. Washington’s latest critically acclaimed and nominated movie role is in the film Roman J. Israel, Esq.